Vineyards, Fresh food and stunning beaches This summer looks like the year to embrace the staycation and one area we have enjoyed visiting has been …
Staycation in Cornwall
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The Scots who made our National Drink
My daily cuppa – with Les Wilson My daily cuppa – with Les Wilson, award-winning documentary maker and author of: Putting the Tea in Britain The …
Food Review: Bustronome, London
Step on the gastronomy in London We’ve all eaten on a bus, haven’t we? Greasy kebab and chips after a night out? Well, Bustronome is …
Building memories brick by brick
Continuing our love of LEGO well into adulthood One of the joys of being older is that we can now afford LEGO, one of our …
Herculaneum – Everything you need to know
How to visit and what to see in Herculaneum Visiting Herculaneum is a rewarding trip, mainly due to being a smaller size than Pompeii and …
Filming locations for The Queen’s Gambit
Where was The Queen’s Gambit filmed? Netflix has grabbed audiences with The Queen’s Gambit, which is an adaptation of Walter Tevis’s 1983 novel of …
Happy 50th Birthday Kingston Bridge!
Kingston Bridge awarded Category C listing status Glasgow’s Kingston Bridge has been recognised with listing status at Category C for its special architectural and historic …
Walking the Causeway Coast in County Antrim
Giant’s Causeway clifftop experience There’s a lot more to the area around Northern Ireland’s only UNESCO world heritage site, the Giant’s Causeway than the small …
Top 10 must sees in Belfast
Top ten places to go in Belfast Belfast is an astounding city with an interesting history, great architecture and friendly people. Here are 10 of …
Glasgow is open
How to be a tourist at home in Glasgow Glasgow is open! There’s no better time than now to rediscover your own city. So with …
Staycation at the Isle of Coll Hotel
Relax and Rejuvenate The Coll Hotel, situated in the Hebridean island of Coll off the west coast of Scotland, is a wonderful place to relax …
75 years on from nuclear attacks of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Anniversary of the dropping of the world’s first atomic bomb This week has marked the 75th anniversary of what is, unfortunately, one of many black …
Charles Rennie Mackintosh : House for an Art Lover
An excellent day out, fit for an art lover Bellahouston Park Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park has lots on offer. It’s a great place to take a …
Travel : Pollokshaws Trail
A walk around the Shaws Pollokshaws is located in the South of Glasgow, about three miles from the city centre. It has a long history …
David Černý in Prague
Where to find the work of David Černý David Černý is the Czech Republic’s most notorious sculptor and artist. Here is a brief guide …
5 *genuine* reasons to visit Durham
Thinking of cumming to Durham? There’s more to Durham than just being a bolthole for Dominic Cummings, so here are 5 actual reasons to visit …
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Oranienburg, Berlin
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp near Berlin Visiting anywhere in Europe brings you near to remains of World War Two. In Germany, these sites are generally named “Gedenksätte” …
Travel: Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin
Achtung Charlie Checkpoint Charlie is surely the best-known crossing point between East and West Berlin. But is it worth visiting? History The name comes from …
Travel: The Spree Tunnel, Berlin
Walking under the river in Berlin (pub crawl optional) Many cities have pedestrian tunnels under their main rivers, like our home town of Glasgow, London …
German Russian Museum, Berlin
See the end of World War II The German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst is a museum dedicated to German-Soviet relations with a focus on the German-Soviet war 1941-1945. …
Travel: The Tränenpalast (Palace of Tears)
Tearful partings at former East-West Berlin crossing point The Tränenpalast (Palace of Tears) is a former border crossing point between East and West Berlin and …
Travel: Pallasstrasse Bunker and Pallasseum, Berlin
The unusual architecture of the Social Palace Pallasstrasse bunker in Schöneberg in southern Berlin is a former air-raid shelter built in 1943 by forced labourers. …
Travel: Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial Located between Brandenburg Gate and Potsdamer Platz is a striking and impressive memorial, unlike any we had seen before, to the Jews …
Travelling to Herculaneum (Ercolano) on a budget
Getting to Herculaneum from Naples cheaply Getting to the preserved site of Herculaneum, or Ercolano to use its modern name, by public transport is easy …